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The crowded field of developers in the autonomous truck space has winnowed during the past year. Those that remain continue to lay the foundation for large-scale industry adoption. 

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Feb. 21 signed an executive order and created a federal rule aimed at better securing the nation’s ports from potential cyberattacks.

FMC upheld a previous decision that ocean carriers violated federal law when a judge ruled the carriers required trucking companies to use specific intermodal chassis providers.

Trucking businesses need to take a close look at the state of their cybersecur­ity in 2024 now that tough, new disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission have gone live.

Offering small cars is the wrong approach to win over truck-loving Americans skeptical of electric vehicles, according to Carlos Tavares, CEO of Jeep-owner Stellantis NV.

“Part of the issue our industry is facing is that too many people decided to pursue trucking strictly for the money, and that lack of passion is having a negative effect on our image and reputation," says Dave Dein, CDL coordinator at Patterson High School in California.

With an eye on future policy, federal trucking regulators are planning a new study to dig deeper into the prevalence and severity of sexual assault and sexual harassment across the commercial motor vehicle industry, particularly among drivers.

The national average diesel price remained unchanged at $4.109, the first time there was no fluctuation since last summer, according to EIA data for the week of Feb. 19.

The Federal Maritime Commission is probing concerns raised by trucking companies that a Port of Philadelphia terminal operator is receiving favorable treatment from a state agency.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a group of states are poised to sue to block the tie-up between supermarkets Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos., according to people familiar with the plans.